Israel PM Netanyahu was fighting for his political life as the country headed to the polls in an unprecedented do-over election on Tuesday morning.
Beyond the political career of Netanyahu, the election will also decide the future of Israel.
At stake was whether Israel would “remain in the orbit of liberal democracies of Western Europe and the United States or will it pivot in authoritarian directions and become a personality cult of Netanyahu,” he said. Last week, he claimed that the Trump administration’s peace plan would likely be published shortly after the election.and that he looked forward to continuing talks with Netanyahu after the Israeli elections.“He’s almost a magician. He’s constantly been able to put his hand into a hat and pull out a rabbit, over the last two weeks he’s been putting his hand into the hat and pulling out a dead squirrel,” said Seidemann.
There have been some stumbling blocks on the campaign trail too. At an election rally in Tel Aviv on Sunday, supporters chanted Netanyahu's name but the prime minister ultimately failed to show up, sparking speculation as to the reason for his no-show.
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